— by JAMES SHAW — I have been fortunate enough to attend advanced screenings of 100 movies from January through August, and as always, there were several movies that were remarkable, and others that were easily forgettable. As a new writer for It’s Just Movies, I though my list of the best and worst movies […][...]
Review: Out of the Clear Blue Sky
— by BEV QUESTAD and RON WILKINSON — Note to the reader: This review is written by two IJM authors, exchanging decidedly different points of view. Although the format probably is different than you are used to, we hope you enjoy it. Is this a sentimental documentary erring on the side of historical rewrite or […][...]
Review: Money for Nothing
— by BEV QUESTAD — “This is a scary movie and no one should see it.” These are the words of Mary Eterno, economics buff and go-to person for financial matters. Bill Fleckenstein (MSN Money) calls it “a horror movie for smart people.” In this info-doc producer/director Jim Bruce gives a very thorough historical account […][...]
Review: The Otherside
— by RON WILKINSON — Hip Hop has gotten a bad rap (no pun intended). Initially invented as an angry reaction to the police brutality and institutionalized poverty and imprisonment of New York’s Bronx in the 1970s, it has emerged as a viable audio art form that actually appeals to some people of the main […][...]
Review: Best Kept Secret
— by BEV QUESTAD — “Thank you for calling John F. Kennedy, the best kept secret in the Newark Public Schools. How may I help you?” That’s how the secretary is asked to answer the phone. However, there are more kept secrets than one and they’re not all good. But the true best is that […][...]
Review: Instructions Not Included
— by JAMES SHAW — Unlike most films, “Instructions Not Included” is a movie screening I came across where I had no idea what the movie was about or even who the lead actor was. I was going to pass on this movie because it was something that didn’t catch my eye, and I really […][...]
Review: Closed Circuit
— by JAMES SHAW — The Government is essential to our existence internal and external. Can the Government be trusted? The true question is can anybody really trusted? “Closed Circuit” is a British film that addresses those two questions as the film deals with a trial of a man who is accused of bombing a […][...]
Review: Rock N Roll Mamas
— by BEV QUESTAD — The most unfortunate part of this documentary on mother rockers is that no one really seems happy. An obsession with performing drives them in vans, buses and airplanes across town, country and world. One singer tiredly exclaims in the fall, “I’ve been homeless since New Year’s.” Well, so has her […][...]
Review: Getaway
— by JAMES SHAW — Everyone loves a movie with cars and action. The most successful recent movies of this genre would be the “Fast and Furious” series and “Drive.” After watching “Getaway” Monday night, it is evident what makes those two movies stand out from the pack. The “Fast and Furious” series works because […][...]
Review: The World’s End
— by ADAM DALE — “The World’s End” is the final installment in the “Cornetto Three Flavours Trilogy.” Directed by Edgar Wright (“Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz”) and co-written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, the film is once again a turning on the head of a particular genre. While “Shaun of the Dead” […][...]